#2a2323

Color #2a2323

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.91 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-800 #2b2422 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2a2323

RGB

rgb(42, 35, 35)

HSL

hsl(0, 9.1%, 15.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 16.7%, 16.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.7%, 16.7%, 83.5%)

LAB

lab(14.49, 3.3, 1.22)

LCH

lch(14.49, 3.52, 20.29)

OKLCH

oklch(26.4%, 0.0106, 18.09)

HWB

hwb(0, 13.7%, 83.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#232a2a

Analogous

#2a2327

#2a2323

#2a2723

Triadic

#2a2323

#232a23

#23232a

Split-complementary

#2a2323

#232a27

#23272a

Tetradic

#2a2323

#2a2a23

#232a2a

#23232a

Square

#2a2323

#272a23

#232a2a

#27232a

Shades

Color #2a2323 mixed toward black.

#231d1d

#1c1717

#151212

#0e0c0c

#070606

Tints

Color #2a2323 mixed toward white.

#514444

#796565

#9d8989

#bdb0b0

#ded8d8

Tones

Color #2a2323 mixed toward gray.

#292424

#282525

#272626

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.36:1

White text reads better on this background (15.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#272723 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#282823 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#2a2323 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a2323;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a2323]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#2a2323 (#2a2323) is rgb(42, 35, 35) in RGB.

No, #2a2323 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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